Is The Washington Post a good company to work for?

The Washington Post has an overall rating of 3.0 out of 5, based on over 713 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 34% of employees would recommend working at The Washington Post to a friend and 10% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about The Washington Post have been left by employees working as Director , Editor and Manager .

Does The Washington Post pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Washington Post employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Washington Post. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Washington Post?

34% of The Washington Post employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Washington Post 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Washington Post?

Senior Software Engineer (31) , Software Engineer (28) , Editor (16) , Reporter (14) , Manager (11) , Director (10) , Account Manager (9) , Analyst (8) , Intern (8) , Product Manager (8) , Account Executive (7) , Sales (7) , Senior Product Designer (7) , Assignment Editor (6) , Journalist (6)

What are the pros of working at The Washington Post according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits can be good, especially if you are based in D.C. (there are many things to choose from)." ((in 30 reviews)); "Great coworkers and colleagues." ((in 28 reviews)); "Great Work/Life Balance" ((in 24 reviews)); "Overall a great work environment and always felt supported." ((in 12 reviews)); "Excellent salary and name recognition." ((in 9 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Washington Post according to real employee reviews?

"Constantly changing leadership leads to no stability and constant reorganization." ((in 24 reviews)); "Rules to employees and line managers do not apply above those positions." ((in 20 reviews)); "Very low pay increases even for top employees" ((in 16 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 16 reviews)); "Constant layoffs" ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about The Washington Post layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about The Washington Post layoffs and their outlook for job security at The Washington Post in 2026.

What are the top reviewed The Washington Post locations?

Washington , New York , Springfield , Arlington , Chicago , Alexandria , San Francisco , Rockville , Burke , Leesburg , Woodbridge , Holland , Lincoln , Dallas , San Antonio , San Diego , San Jose , Denver , Seattle , West Springfield , Ohio , Seat Pleasant , France

The Washington Post reviews

3.0

34% would recommend to a friend

(643 total reviews)

Jeff D’Onofrio

Not enough data to show CEO approval

10% positive business outlook

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The Washington Post has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 643 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The The Washington Post employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.4 stars).

Reviews by job title

643 reviews

5.0

Jul 29, 2022

Amazing!

Digital audience analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Company culture! Just all around good people and the pay isn’t bad for Media. There is also much collaboration across teams given its size - so room to grow in skill set/experience.

Cons

They want to force people into going into y the office 3x a week. Majority of employees do not want this and they are still choosing to get aggressive with their internal communications

3.0

Jul 27, 2022

Loved it as a whole, but parts held things back

Digital marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Washington Post is committed to sharing important, even critical journalism to audiences. Its content is timely and accurate and its mission, especially of late, has been necessary. The Post is actively trying to engage and adapt to new readers and digital landscapes, as well as actively engaging demographics that may not typically be heard from or published as often. I greatly appreciate the work they are doing to become more engaged with their diverse audience. I personally never felt lacking on any resources; whatever software, hardware or subscriptions I need to do my job effectively, I am provided. The benefits are very good as well.

Cons

Jobs seem to immediately dead-end into a role. This was corroborated by a few of my coworkers, once there was an established role for you, it seemed very unlikely to advance. There is almost no pay transparency whatsoever, and people with less experience have been hired at starting salaries much higher than mine. When I asked about how to advance and grow my career at the Post, I got vague answers that did not give me direction to try to learn or skills to improve on.

4.0

Jul 26, 2022

Good work culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture Get to work on new technologies Lot of work on AWS

Cons

Salary little in lower side

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Jobs at The Washington Post

Video Editor, Opinions

Print Desk Designer (Contract)

Arts & Government Reporter